The Weekly Meeting of a Rotary Club on Sunday Morning
With a moralistic lecture on being friends.
The title was "No Greater Love;" the text was John 15:12-17: I looked forward to the message: "Thank you, Lord," I silently prayed, "We will hear the gospel today."
Grace Breaks Through Our Spiritual ‘Awkwardness’ to Give New Life
Awkward, Gawky, Gauche, Adroit, Dexterous, Maladroit, Sinister, Ambidextrous, all showing our need for grace.
Jesus changes everything. At that last great day – “he will wipe every tear from their eyes.There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” (Revelation 21:4). And awkwardness will be no more. A friend and I attended a Brewers baseball... Continue Reading
Scholar Sacked by Liberal Book Banner
Liberal seminary professor who can’t handle the truth instrumental is having a colleague fired.
Could it be that Hopkins is an evangelical who earned a degree from Fuller Theological Seminary and who holds a very different view of Scripture than that of Aymer and her phalanx of liberationist, womanist, feminist activists that has obtained faculty dominance at ITC? The Rev. Margaret Aymer, a high profile Presbyterian Church... Continue Reading
Confused by Complementarianism? You probably should be.
Should complementarianism in itself be an issue in organizations whose stated purpose is basic co-operation for the propagation of the gospel?
I am simply not sure why complementarianism is such a big issue in organizations whose stated purpose is basic co-operation for the propagation of the gospel and where other matters of more historic, theological and ecclesiastical moment are routinely set aside. If you want simply to unite around the gospel, then why not simply unite... Continue Reading
Brethren, We Are Not Scholars
Ministerial myths: The minister as scholar
Who am I to think my translation could ever be better than that of teams of scholars who have given us the translations? I am to judge matters of vocabulary and grammar for myself? Who am I to think I might do better exegesis than the best of past and present Old Testament and New... Continue Reading
Why I Cannot Vote for Mitt Romney – A Response to James Jordan
The continuing debate on Christians voting for a Mormon candidate.
While it is true that many Christians have avoided altogether any discussion over Romney’s profession of faith in a false god, yet the objections to Romney, as a Mormon, are overturned or dismissed via a historical answer that has been used before in past candidates; namely that Obama is much worse. No doubt this statement... Continue Reading
Here’s Your Sign
At least "Don't Let Your Worries Kill You; Let The Church Help" was funny
It just isn’t helpful to pit the church against public schools. Plastering misinformation or exaggerations on your church sign does not contribute in a positive manner to the problems that do exist.
Atheists’ cross to bear
They "feel officially excluded from the ranks of citizens who were directly injured by the 9/11 attack"
The Christian faith is an undeniable part of America’s foundation. It undergirds Western civilization itself. The Muslims who rained fiery destruction down on America did so in the name of their god and against our faith and way of life.
What to do with “the call”?
Only God knows as we can make our plans, but he directs our steps (Prov 16:9).
I know that I am called to pastoral ministry in the ARP. Sure, I could fit in the OPC or the PCA, but I specifically believe I am called to the ARP. I love the ARP. I spent my seminary time in the ARP, going to presbytery and Synod, learning the ethos and meeting fellow seminarians and pastors in the denomination
Earthly Concerns
The Catholic Church is as big as any company in America. Bankruptcy cases have shed some light on its finances and their mismanagement.
The sexual-abuse scandals of the past 20 years have brought shame to the church around the world. In America they have also brought financial strains. By studying court documents in bankruptcy cases, examining public records, requesting documents from local, state and federal governments, as well as talking to priests and bishops confidentially, The Economist has... Continue Reading